Italy's Fight Against Malaria Highlighted by Consular Reports
Reports from American consular officers in Genoa and Leghorn note a steady decline in malaria across Italy due to government measures. Quinine from Turin’s military pharmacy sells at 4 cents a gram in tobacco shops and is given free to the poor. In 1911 malaria deaths were about 3,500 of a population over 33 million.
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Italy
Genoa
Leghorn
United States
Turin
James A. Smith
Frank Deedmeyer
Neglected Opportunity
A quirky exchange features Mrs Crabshaw noting Swiss cheese seems to go farther than other kinds. Mr Crabshaw jokes that shopkeepers have not yet weighed the holes, in a humorous Puck-style bit.
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Mrs. Crabshaw
Mr. Crabshaw
Puck
Land-Hungry Man Guides A Practical Small-Farm Plan
The article outlines two farm areas for a family: food production and market crops. It details minimum and recommended acreages for various livelihoods, from poultry and a single cow to dairying and hay farming, with guidance on equipment, garden size, and to avoid weak fruit tree sellers.
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W. J. Spillman
United States Department of Agriculture
State Experiment Station
Lime Not a Fertilizer Says Michigan Circular
A Michigan circular argues lime is not a general fertilizer and should be applied only after testing. It recommends checking clover growth as an indicator and performing small patch trials before wasting time and money on whole-field liming.
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Michigan
Kiss by telephone as dream of hunger
A playful exchange compares a telephone kiss to dreaming of food when hungry at night. The quip highlights whimsy in modern gadgets and intimate moments amid everyday appetite and desire.
Cured scalp trouble advertised cures and notes
A Stratford California letter extols Cuticura Soap and Ointment curing a daughter's scalp disease with dandruff hair loss and white crusts. The note by Hiram Crabtree dated January 25 1912 claims full recovery after one box and one cake and mentions global sales and a Boston post card address.
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Stratford, Cal
Hiram Crabtree
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